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British diving team coach impressed by Southend's new diving pool
5:47pm Tuesday 9th February 2010
THE HEAD coach of the British diving team has been wowed after a look around Southend’s soon-to-be-built Olympic-standard diving pool.
Last month, the British Olympic diving team expressed an interest in using the £13.5million pool at Southend Leisure and Tennis Centre for training in the run up to the London games.
Yesterday, Alexei Evangulov, the team’s National Performance Director, had a look around Garon Park, in Eastern Avenue, where construction of the diving facility and public pool is unfolding.
Mr Evangulov spoke in glowing terms about the pool, which will open in October, and was very positive about its potential as a place for the Olympic team to train, including teenage medal hopeful Tom Daley.
*Full story in tomorrow's Echo.
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soul man, canvey says...
6:16pm Tue 9 Feb 10
Nebs, Westcliff-on-Sea says...
6:45pm Tue 9 Feb 10
But spare a thought for the council tax payers of London - they are being truly ripped off having to pay £303 million for the swimming pool being built at Stratford for the Olympics.
Soozie, says...
7:12pm Tue 9 Feb 10
perini, Leigh on Sea says...
7:41pm Tue 9 Feb 10
Soozie wrote:Hold your horses - the key words here are 'soon to be built' I'd rather wait until it's full of clean water and has a roof over it - ie finished. What's the betting it'll top out at 15M?
If they are impressed, we should be happy - for a change :)
Soozie, says...
8:03pm Tue 9 Feb 10
perini, Leigh on Sea says...
8:45pm Tue 9 Feb 10
Soozie wrote:Not miserable - cynical!
miserable Italian perini, never has anything good to say!
Soozie, says...
7:03am Wed 10 Feb 10
DannyK86, Leigh says...
9:23am Wed 10 Feb 10
Soozie wrote:I can think of a few others, but he's probably in the top 3!
Nope you are 100% the most miserable git on here. Never have anything good to say about anyone or anything.
southendreb, southend says...
11:17am Wed 10 Feb 10
Surely the idea is to dicuss, debate and comment on relevent articles is it not. I have invited people to show or explain what has improved in this town in the last decade
all have declined
So please lets nip this childish behaviour in the bud.
Thistown will not prosper on
southendreb, southend says...
12:01pm Wed 10 Feb 10
southendreb, southend says...
12:01pm Wed 10 Feb 10
Soozie, says...
7:34pm Wed 10 Feb 10
southendreb wrote:No.
hype as it is all we seem to get Do you not consider a roller skating ring would have get far more use to far more people than a few diving boards.
southendreb, southend says...
11:02pm Wed 10 Feb 10
and not found one person who would prefer a dive to a skate .
perini, Leigh on Sea says...
1:07am Thu 11 Feb 10
Soozie wrote:Well Soozie - lets look at some facts shall we. First I'm English born and bred and have lived in the Southend area all my life so am well aware of the short comings, the broken promises the hype etc. Now you on the the other hand are an economic migrant - a colonial cousin who has chosen to adopt this town for whatever reason, but is now an expert on all things to do with Southend/England etc. As per previous posts, if you don't like the way things are done - pi&& off back to Canada and clubbing baby seals. There really isn't any need to resort to childish behaviour on a public forum!
Nope you are 100% the most miserable git on here. Never have anything good to say about anyone or anything.
Soozie, says...
7:01am Thu 11 Feb 10
perini wrote:Ah a classy soul as always perini.
Soozie wrote: Nope you are 100% the most miserable git on here. Never have anything good to say about anyone or anything.Well Soozie - lets look at some facts shall we. First I'm English born and bred and have lived in the Southend area all my life so am well aware of the short comings, the broken promises the hype etc. Now you on the the other hand are an economic migrant - a colonial cousin who has chosen to adopt this town for whatever reason, but is now an expert on all things to do with Southend/England etc. As per previous posts, if you don't like the way things are done - pi&& off back to Canada and clubbing baby seals. There really isn't any need to resort to childish behaviour on a public forum!
Big deal you are British born. I pay taxes and live in Southend and have for the last 10 years. Whereas you are unemployed as stated by yourself on a previous thread.
Childish behaviour? Look at your post about clubbing seals....
As I said earlier, you are one of the most miserable gits in this place, along with being intolerant and borderline racist.
You have just shown your colours again.
Economic migrant? LOL....
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southendreb, southend says...
6:03pm Tue 9 Feb 10
How much they paying